[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 219 (Thursday, November 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 71886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25040]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Gulf of Alaska Catcher Vessel and Processor Trawl (CVPT) 
Economic Data Report (EDR)

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on July 23, 2020 (85 FR 44523), during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Gulf of Alaska Catcher Vessel and Processor Trawl (CVPT) 
Economic Data Report (EDR).
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0700.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 117.
    Average Hours per Response: Annual Trawl Catcher Vessel EDR, 15 
hours; Annual Shoreside Processor EDR, 15 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,755 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), 
Alaska Regional Office, is requesting extension of the currently 
approved information collection for the Annual Trawl Catcher Vessel 
Economic Data Report (EDR) and the Annual Shoreside Processor EDR.
    The EDRs collect economic data on the information for the Gulf of 
Alaska Trawl Groundfish Economic Data Report Program (GOA Trawl EDR 
Program). The Gulf of Alaska Trawl Groundfish Economic Data Report 
Program evaluates the economic effects of current and future groundfish 
management measures for Gulf of Alaska (GOA) trawl fisheries. This 
program provides NMFS and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council 
with baseline information on affected harvesters, crew, processors, and 
communities in the GOA. Data collected through the EDRs include labor 
information, revenues received, capital and operational expenses, and 
other operational or financial data. NMFS and the Council use this 
information to assess the impacts of major changes in the groundfish 
management regime, including catch share program implementation.
    The Trawl Catcher Vessel EDR is submitted annually by owners or 
leaseholders of catcher vessels that harvest groundfish using trawl 
gear from the GOA or parallel fisheries. This EDR focuses on vessel 
identifiers, employment data, and variable cost data (associated with 
fuel usage and gear purchases). The Shoreside Processor EDR is 
submitted annually by owners or leaseholders of shoreside processors or 
stationary floating processors that receive deliveries from vessels 
that harvest groundfish using trawl gear from the GOA or parallel 
fisheries. This EDR focuses on employment and labor costs and for 
processors located in Kodiak, utility consumption and cost.
    Requirements for the EDRS are located at 50 CFR 679.110.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0700.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-25040 Filed 11-10-20; 8:45 am]
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